What is this we see? A non-division game? Does the NHL front office know this is happening? Of course, nothing’s ever good enough for us, and we can’t help but kick things off by complaining that the best we can get after enduring nine straight Atlantic Division opponents is the Thrashers. It’s almost like it wasn’t worth the wait.
As it turns out, Thanksgiving was not kind to Patty, who is flu-y and out tonight. Who will we complain about if he’s not skating? Gio’s sure got his work cut out for him in this one. (Oh, and we told Patty to stay away from the oyster stuffing, but did he listen? He’s incorrigible.)
Doc and Chico lead off with a warning that Kovulchuk is really good. Yes, we’ve noticed that about him, and it’s only one of many reasons we’re so thrilled about the Devils’ chances here.
What the hell? We go to commercial and see what seems like a 10-second spot for something called “Headbangers”, a large bowling action figure toy. Pookie: “Forget a new laptop. I want that for Christmas.”
FIRST PERIOD
20:00 Before the puck is dropped Doc and Chico tell us Don Waddell was at a mall at 5:00 this morning getting a great sale price on a table saw. Surely this is something the Devils can exploit later in this game, right?
19:07 Hedberg makes a great glove save on a backhand shot by Pando. Yeah, it’s not 2001 anymore.
17:25 It warrants mention that PaulieMartinNation is understatedly rejoicing because Paulie’s back in the lineup. Also not grievously injured? Travis, who we hope had his aversion to acorns knocked out of him on that neck-injuring hit in Pittsburgh.
16:40 Kovalchuk storms down the wing with speed, then feeds to some random Thrasher in the slot, but Paulie manages to inadvertently get in the way of the ensuing shot.
15:11 It looks like the same old Devils so far – every time the puck is in the Devils zone the Thrashers get to throw three or four shots toward the net, but every time the puck is in Atlanta’s zone the Devils settle on a weak outside shot that Hedberg easily handles. (Here he freezes Zach’s shot and the “Mooooose” chant swells from the crowd. Doc and Chico discuss the transference of the Moose nickname for Hedberg, and Chico concludes, “He’s more agile than a moose. Like a big cat between the pipes.” Pookie: “Or like a particularly agile moose.”)
12:08 Kozlov shanks a shot on a well-conceived rush, and Pookie glumly predicts he’ll get a hat trick tonight.
11:45 Doc informs us the Devils are outshooting the Thrashers 4-2. That is only by virtue of the Thrashers missing the net about 16 times. And that the Devils have blocked 14,000 shots so far.
10:18 Marty swims a bit through the crease on a shot that doesn’t get through, and just when we think Blobby Holik is going to catch him out of position from the point, he springs to his feet and makes a whippy glove save.
8:12 For the first time in months the Devils get the puck in the offensive zone, and just as Schnookie mutters at the TV that she’s like to see the boys try to put together a decent scoring chance instead of just being happy with a lame-assed point shot, Zubrus tips Greener’s point shot just wide. That’s a little better.
7:12 We are trying to figure out why this game feels so remote; Pookie says it feels like a VS feed, and Schnookie suggests it’s because of the way Atlanta’s building looks on television. Boomer then finds what’s so off about it all: the blue stanchions and little lip thingie at the top of the boards. It’s so awful, and now that she’s pointed it out, it’s all we can see.
5:08 Chico is trying to make some point about Waddell (and no, we have no idea what that point is) when he says, “He knows everything every guy on his team ate yesterday. Whether it was duck, turkey, steak…” We finish for him, “Turducken.” This is, by the way, an easy question for Sutter to answer; what did the Devils eat yesterday? Oysters, oysters and more oysters.
2:48 We make an attempt to be bigger than you’d think we are when Holik skates toward a puck on the boards in his zone, misses it with his stick, and just topples over. Chico is not as gracious as we are, and cracks up. He then adds, “That’s no reflection on Bobby Holik’s skating style.”
1:59 The official scoresheet apparently says the Thrashers are out-chancing the Devils 3-1, but Chico tries to tell us it’s a “good news/bad news situation”. Pookie, always ready to repurpose a Wet, Hot American Summer quote: “The good news is… that there is no good news!”
1:47 Pando rattles a dump-in high around the glass, and it hits a stanchion and almost beats Hedberg to the net on the ricochet. It is as depressing as it sounds when Chico calls it “the best scoring chance the Devils have had in this period.”
0:52 Brookbank gets called for holding. Brook-BANK!
0:00 The best 52 seconds for the Devils in this period were that stretch of PK to end the frame. Pookie explains, “It’s almost as if at least three of the four guys out there knew what they were doing.”
We get an interview with Paulie, who looks shifty while Steve introduces him.
FIRST INTERMISSION
It appears the FSN crew took the holiday off — our intermission show is featuring a scintillating look at “the history of the goalie mask”. Wasn’t this feature shown on every other team’s channel two months ago? We also get a look at which Devils are on the All-Star Ballot, and, hilariously, Steve all but says that it’s a joke anyone would consider voting for Marty, Patty or Gio.
SECOND PERIOD
19:35 As the Thrashers set up their power play, we realize the camera now seems to be set about a half mile farther from the ice than it was in the first period.
18:35 Hossa gets called for interference after a bit of a run-in with Greener in the neutral zone. We didn’t see it, but don’t feel bad about it, because neither did Chico.
17:19 We are tremendously disappointed that we’ve not been told yet what the prize is for the PP unit that wins Sutter’s PP competition. Not that it really matters right now; it’s more like this power play is a study in which unit will give up the fewest short-handed chances.
15:41 Zach demonstrates some of his trademarked motor skillz by creating a scoring chance for Gio by just doggedly struggling against some Thrashers behind the net and making the puck squirt out in front through sheer force of will. Gio fans on the shot, though, and the play is whistled when Hedberg covers the puck as Zach pokes at it. Pookie, sounding a lot more inebriated than she is: “Zach’s trying a pickle-stacker!” Pause. “Or a pickle-stabber, even.”
14:24 We’d be lying if we said we weren’t pleasantly surprised by Asham on his against-the-grain tricky shot, following an even more pleasantly surprising rush by Paulie.
12:14 The teams trade rushes, but neither results in a shot. Schnookie: “The next time someone tries to tell me shot-blocking is exciting, I’m going to point them to this game.”
11:39 The Thrashers ice the puck, but in doing so manage to make to get a weird bounce that almost goes over Marty’s head and into the net. Doc nearly falls out of the broadcast booth in his excitement.
11:01 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Pelley, realizing nothing’s good is coming from shooting from in front of the net, circles widely on a cycling play with Zubrus and whips the puck along the goal line to give the Devils a 1-0 lead. Kate the Great (visiting for the weekend): “I missed that completely.” Pookie: “So did Hedberg.” Mooooooooooose.
9:22 We come back from commercial to hear Chico saying, “This game needed a goal. It was like a turkey without gravy.” Pookie: “Or a moose without agility.”
8:32 Maddog hauls Hossa down while they both pursue a puck on its way out of the Atlanta zone; he lets up skating, looking over his shoulder and getting ready to complain about the call… but there is no penalty on the play. Huh. We can’t blame the Thrashers fans for booing that.
7:50 Marty breaks from the pattern of the last game he played in Atlanta, and doesn’t let the Thrashers score on their first shot after a lengthy offensive-zone drought. (In this case it’s a snappy glove save on Hossa.)
4:52 Whitey misjudges a puck skipping through the neutral zone, and suddenly it looks like Kovalchuk is going to get a breakaway. PaulieMartinNation’s devotion is rewarded, though, when Paulie makes a diving, sweeping check to save the day.
3:58 Travis finds himself the recipient of some hard work by Zach and gets a great chance in the slot. His first shot is ineffective, but his follow-up draws a hooking penalty against Klee.
3:47 Some Thrasher takes another hooking penalty, putting the Devils up two men. Kate the Great: “Anyone want to bet the Thrashers score on this?” Pookie: “No bet.” KTG: “Anyone want to bet the Thrashers outshoot the Devils, too?” Pookie: “No bet.”
3:36 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paulie cranks a point shot through a giant Travis screen that just squeaks over Hedberg’s glove. 2-0 Devils, and PaulieMartinNation is in an absolute tizzy. And yes, we should have taken that bet.
2:17 The announcement is made that Travis tipped Paulie’s goal, and PaulieMartinNation has to take down the celebratory bunting around the town square. Of course, we’ll take the acorn for Travis, so we’re not complaining. Too much.
1:48 Oduya, showing off how few lessons he’s learned in the last few games, hands Kovalchuk the puck right at the faceoff dot to Marty’s left. Marty, though, has learned a bit about what to expect when Oduya’s carrying the puck out from behind the net, and is ready to get a piece of the puck on the high shot.
0:49 Pando gets called for high sticking. We are appalled at his lack of discipline.
0:08 We discover that cats + TV zapper = disaster, but unlike when the game got turned off in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, we don’t come back to find the Devils have given up a goal.
0:00 Now that was a good period for the Devils. We get an interview with Pelley instead of Travis (it’s a TRAVISty! HAHAHAHAHAHA!), and, well, Rod doesn’t give the world’s most scintillating interview. Perhaps next time FSN could show us a piece about the history of the goalie mask instead?
SECOND INTERMISSION
FSN spends literally this entire intermission talking about All-Star balloting. It is hard to express how little we care about this.
Okay, we lied. FSN also takes some time here to discuss the points leaders for the three area teams; we get a graphic showing how Zach, Jagr and Comrie are all doing. Pookie says, “You know what makes me sad about this graphic? It makes me sad to wonder why the Rangers and Islanders can’t have a player like Parise.” Hee hee! It never gets old!
THIRD PERIOD
PaulieMartinNation comes back from intermission in full ululation because they’ve given the goal back to Paulie. In giving us the news, Doc talks at length about pancakes – he’s clearly using code either to tell us about Ms. Pancake or to alert us that Paulie’s using Boxworthy as a pancake mule again.
19:02 Kovalchuk heads to the bench to get his calibration corrected; the Thrashers set him up twice on the PP to rip huge shots from the point, but he missed wide both times.
16:50 Madden and Pando decide puck support isn’t necessary while in the defensive zone against Kovalchuk. Whitey and Paulie keep retrieving the puck from Thrashers, and Maddog and Pando keep standing around watching them. Fortunately, nothing comes of it.
15:41 A harmless-looking three-abreast rush into the Devils zone almost turns into disaster on a nice cross-ice pass, but Perrin just tips it wide. These are not the same Thrashers from the second period.
13:22 A goofy-assed broken play results in a chance for Little that makes Marty fall flat on his back well out of the crease on a great stick check, but just before we can freak out too much, Sarge calmly sweeps the rebound out to the boards. Schnookie: “I liked the last period much more than this one.” Pookie: “Me too.”
12:29 Doc’s call includes the phrase, “Bobby Holik, surrounded by red and black.” Schnookie: “Poor red and black, having to surround Bobby Holik.”
12:04 Now that Zach has the goal scoring lead for the Devils, he’s put a hex on Madden and Pando. Consequently, Madden is unable to blast the puck through Hedberg on a two-on-one. On the ensuing whistle we get a “Cam Janssen update”, and Doc says, “The fans miss him.” We chorus, “No we don’t.” Doc adds, “We’re hoping for December” for his return. Boomer mutters darkly, “We’re hoping for July.”
9:51 Hedberg lunges out of his net to freeze a rebound off the boards from a Greener shot that bubbled wide, finally giving the Thrashers a break from the relentless cycle of Zubrus, Langer and Sarge. That was the kind of offensive-zone pressure we thought was going to be the hallmark of the Sutter Era, so we appreciate this rare sighting of it.
9:03 Dupuis slithers in behind the Devils D and makes a zigzagging move on Marty. Marty, however, gets a roar of approval from the denizens of stately IPB Manor when he deploys his go-go-gadget toe to stymie Dupuis.
7:12 Sarge and Langer get a long two-on-one and Langer rings his shot off the inside of the pipe, with the rebound whizzing just past Sarge’s chest on its way out. Doc spends the next full minute of play insistent that he saw the net “bulge” on the play; the replay proves him wrong.
4:58 Everyone on both teams lets up for a moment in front of Marty and the broken play that follows turns into a great chance for Little. Once again, he just shoves the puck wide.
3:39 Kovalchuk tries to swagger right over Mottau but finds himself the victim of a cold-blooded stick-check. Doc calls the play, “Kovalchuk… but Mottau says ‘no’!” Pookie: “Mottau says what?” Schnookie, as Mottau: “‘Nev-ah!!”’
2:11 The Thrashers swarm around the Devils zone, and Pookie begins to complain, “Why can’t the Devils –” Just then, Holik tosses a blind pass out from behind the net that finds Gio in the high slot. Pookie, perkily: “Oh!”
1:05 Hedberg vacates the net. Ooooh.
0:27 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Zach’s attempts at hexing Pando have no power – a great sequence demonstrating patience, calm, cooperation and sharing among the Devils in the defensive zone leads to an empty netter for Pando. 3-0 Devils, and Pando now has eight goals this season. Pookie points out he always scores in games in which he takes penalties. Goon it up, Pando!
0:00 Well! That was delightful! A shutout for Marty, on a night where he had to look great on a few occasions, but where the team’s defensive play was cohesive and steady from start to finish. And PaulieMartinNation and PandoNation are dancing in the streets, arm in arm, singing joyous carols of triumph and glory. Good times.
Ooh, wear Atlanta out for us – we face them tomorrow! Watch us lose.
On a completely unrelated note, do NOT buy an iPhone. The first time I ever buy a “trendy” piece of electronic equipment, and it completely sucks. I wanted a smart phone so I could get online on the train, and I figured I’d get an iPhone since my computer is a Mac.
Well, forget it – I tried calling MOPG and I couldn’t hear her at all. Considering my old phone’s a basic, workhorse Nokia with excellent call quality, and that I have no landline, this is unacceptable. Shouldn’t a phone’s best feature be the call quality? o_O Apple went and got itself popular with the iPod and then turned into the same kind of stupid, evil giant corp. it claimed to hate so much.
I guess by “think different” they mean “just because it’s a phone doesn’t mean you need to hear the person on the other side!”
Hopefully I’ll find something that works for me tomorrow. But if none of the smart phones give me what I want, I’m getting another basic, workhorse Nokia.
Have I mentioned how much I love Finland? Great hockey names, phones you can use AS PHONES.
OK, I’m done ranting.
Ooh, wear Atlanta out for us – we face them tomorrow!
We’ll try, but I make no promises!
Oh, nevermind. Turns out Apple just can’t predict consumer behavior, and there’s a simple fix for the volume issue. Apple’s not evil, just stupid.
But now I don’t have to take the phone back. Yay!
We’ll try, but I make no promises!
Pookie, I was hoping you’d go to the locker room personally and get them in gear!
I’m not going anywhere near a dressing room that contains Bobby Holik, sorry. Not on pain of death.
I’m not going anywhere near a dressing room that contains Bobby Holik, sorry. Not on pain of death.
Hee!
Honestly I wouldn’t want to go around a locker room, period. Have you ever smelled them? Hockey dressing rooms are the worst ones hands down.
Whether it was duck, turkey, steak…” We finish for him, “Turducken.”
I totally want to try Turducken. And did everyone have a good Thanksgiving? :)
I guess I didn’t need to capitalize that, but I just really want to try it. Oh, and I think the Ducks ate too much last night…
We had a delightful Thanksgiving here at Stately IPB Manor — we actually forewent the dining room table for the first year and ate our Thanksgiving dinner on the couch in front of the Pittsburgh-Ottawa game. It doesn’t get much better than that! And yours?
Maybe we should have turducken at the Potted Plant Cotillion — I’ve been dying to try it for years now and just haven’t mustered up the courage yet.
We had a delightful Thanksgiving here at Stately IPB Manor — we actually forewent the dining room table for the first year and ate our Thanksgiving dinner on the couch in front of the Pittsburgh-Ottawa game.
That is so awesome!
That is so awesome!
It really, really was. The food was delicious and the game was fun, good times, good times. How’d your pies go over, Katebits?
Clearly Paulie was looking shifty because he was using Boxworthy as a pancake mule again. Yay Paulie being back. Good luck Devils.
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alix, sorry. New computer, new keyboard.
Akix is kind of cook :p Ooooh what kind of new computer?
akix sounds very dynamic, doesn’t it? Travis was so impressed by the sound of a GM named akix that he just got an acorn!
The new computer is a Devils red Sony Vaio. The old peacock-blue Toshiba finally started acting too unreliable to trust anymore. The new Sony has a much smaller keyboard than I’m used to, so my already troubling propensity towards typos is much worse!
That Devils red sounds snazzy. Woooohoo go Acorns! I have a horrible feeling I forgot to take him off my bench though.
Phew, he’s off the bench. Hooray. My game is PAINFUL. St.Louis is super defensive plus they have rookie refs, so they are calling everything. Pretty much the whole first period was a power play.
Ugh, that sounds awful, alix. But I am glad you had Acorns in your line-up.
How’d your pies go over, Katebits?
You know, they work pretty well. My only complaint about the crust was that it didn’t brown very well, so it didn’t look pretty the way crust is supposed to look. I wonder if it would help to brush some egg whites over the top? I dunno. The texture was pretty good actually. Nice and flaky. (I used a crust recipe that was just flour, OLIVE OIL, salt, and milk.)
Thanks, Pookie. Me too.
Sorry about you cruddy game, Alix!
Sorry for disappearing for a bit. Thanksgiving was fun, although not as fun as sitting on the couch watching hockey. :) The kids (we’re actually all in our 20s) made dinner and the adults freaked out unnecessarily.
Thanks, Katebits! It might get better in the next two periods. They have been playing well so we’ll see.
The kids (we’re actually all in our 20s) made dinner and the adults freaked out unnecessarily.
Hee! I’m glad it turned out well. Those adults are such control freaks, aren’t they? (And no, I am never going to be an adult.)
Katebits, I’m so glad the pies worked out well! I think an eggwash will solve all your problems next time around.
Huh, who knew the Blues goalie was such a stud. Crap. Stupid power plays.
(And no, I am never going to be an adult.)
Hee, me neither.
Certainly any progress I’ve ever made towards being considered an adult was undone completely by the fact that I ate Thanksgiving dinner on the couch in front of the TV.
Well, being an adult is overrated. You know how some kids are all eager to grow up? Nope, not me.
Oh, and knowing about how everyone loves our former Russian goalie, there was lots of Bryzga-love today at the game. They did this video tribute thanking him and we gave him a standing ovation. Man, I’m going to miss him.
Awwww, yay Bryz. Man this game is SO dull! I’m tempted to turn it off but then I always feel guilty.
Don’t feel guilty! Life’s too short to watch dull games. Says the Devils fan who’s never turned off a game early…
Yeah I never have turned off a game before. I think my boys are tired. Three games in four nights. I’ll probably stick it out. But I deserve a medal :p
How much of the game is left, Alix? Maybe you could do something else while watching, so you won’t feel so guilty.
One period left. They’re picking it up a bit, the other goaltender is just really hot for some reason.
I generally really hate intermission bullshit. We got a clip of Toskola’s closet. Judging by its appearance, it’s the one he’s hiding in.
You know how some kids are all eager to grow up? Nope, not me.
I keep remarking, as my life is full of hours of drinking cocktails and playing video games, that I never guessed when I was a kid that growing up would be so worth it. Life is way more fun now than it was when I had to answer to people. :D
Judging by its appearance, it’s the one he’s hiding in.
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Three in a row! Woo-hoooooo!
Hee, I’m glad I made you laugh, Schnookie – although I hope no beverages actually came out of your nose.
We sort-of-kind-of stole your game diary thing, because I’m currently doing one for the Stars/Leafs game. Hope you don’t mind!
We’re all very happy about the Devils, btw!
Yay for PandoNation and PaulieMartinNation. And maybe I should amend my previous statement: “Nope, not me. Unless I grow up to be like the Ookies.” :D
We sort-of-kind-of stole your game diary thing, because I’m currently doing one for the Stars/Leafs game. Hope you don’t mind!
Oh, I’m so excited to read it! (Game diaries are a great way to go when you’re trying to blog every day about your team. It’s an automatic, built-in post you don’t have to think about! That’s IPB’s dirty secret about prolific blogging — just be lazy and let the games write your posts for you. :D)
And maybe I should amend my previous statement: “Nope, not me. Unless I grow up to be like the Ookies.” :D
I highly recommend it. :P
Three in a row! Woo-hoooooo!
It’s madness!! Wonderful, delicious, spectacular madness!
Timmy totally looks like he’s wearing a bathrobe right now. I’m assuming it’s a towel, but it looks pretty funny. He’s all kicked back in there. All he needs is a pipe.
Damn this young, mysterious goalie! My Nuckies are shooting everything at him and still nothing to show for it.
Schnookie looked at the box score for the Sabres game and said, “Hey, all the important guys scored for them!” I was like, “Staffy?!” My query was met with pitying silence.
AAAAAH! SHIRTLESS WHITEY! CAN’T SLEEP — CLOWN TATTOO WILL EAT ME!
Pookie, don’t panic, but Staffy was out with a shoulder injury. I hear it’s not major though… They were saying he might be back tomorrow.
And Luongo randomly sucks tonight. 3-0. This stinks.
Oh thank goodness. We don’t get shut out. Yay Kesler.
Pookie, don’t panic, but Staffy was out with a shoulder injury. I hear it’s not major though…
Too late — she’s panicking.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! STAFFFFFFFFYYYYYYYYY!!! He was rocking too hard and hurt his shoulder being too cool for school.
Those comments should be reversed obviously. Nooooooo, not Staffy!
alix, I’m so sorry the Canucks are sucking tonight. What’s up with that, anyway? All the rest of the IPB teams are kicking ass lately.
Yes, Mark was concerned about how exactly Staffy is going to rock out with the BPO with a bum shoulder. Hopefully he’ll be fine by then. AND it was his Playlist night and he didn’t even get to play! Not fair.
I can only assume his playlist was full of Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Afghan Whigs, right? (Don’t tell me if it wasn’t.)
I can only assume his playlist was full of Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Afghan Whigs, right? (Don’t tell me if it wasn’t.)
Ummm… Yes, it was! How smart you are, Pookie!
Derek, Thomas, and Timmy all had great games which was very nice. Crunchy was fabulous. Even Max was good! I don’t know what’s happening!
I don’t know what’s happening!
I know! It’s zany! And notice that as soon as our teams start doing well, Sherry’s is starting to lose. Hm….
Hey, Cat, love the game diary! I’ve tried to leave two comments but I’m not sure they’re going through. If not, please tell me you’re going to write more diaries!
Yes, it was! How smart you are, Pookie!
I knew it! It was Will Oldham and the Twilight Singers covering “Fabian”.
By the way Heather, I did leave a comment and I know it went through, but it’s worth saying again that your Thanksgiving post was awesome!
I know! It’s zany! And notice that as soon as our teams start doing well, Sherry’s is starting to lose.
Then all is right with the world! :-)
By the way Heather, I did leave a comment and I know it went through, but it’s worth saying again that your Thanksgiving post was awesome!
Thanks so much! This whole posting every day (almost) thing is getting exhausting so I’m glad the month is almost over. It would’ve helped if we’d won more games in November. I know they waited until the last week or so of the month to turn it around just to torture me.
I know they waited until the last week or so of the month to turn it around just to torture me.
Yup! If it hadn’t been NaBlaPoMoMiniMo, they would have gone 10-0 this month.
This whole posting every day (almost) thing is getting exhausting so I’m glad the month is almost over.
This is why we do game diaries of non-Devils games. :D
“alix, I’m so sorry the Canucks are sucking tonight. What’s up with that, anyway? All the rest of the IPB teams are kicking ass lately.”
Thanks, Schnookie! And they have actually been kicking ass for the last two and a half weeks. Nazzy’s been on fire. I think they’re just really tired.
This is why we do game diaries of non-Devils games. :D
I’ve been thinking of a game diary just so I don’t have to think of something to write about but I’m undecided.
alix, I’m sure our teams will all switch places again soon. It seems to be the way of IPB.
Why can’t the IPB spirits just let all of us be happy at once? hehe. You know what though, they played a really good third period. It was just one of those games where they couldn’t get the bounces. First regulation loss in 9 games. I can live with that. Too bad Nazzy’s goal streak is over :( But he’ll start a new one!
First regulation loss in 9 games.
Hey, what the hell are you complaining about?!
:-)
Hee! You’re right. I have no idea.
Too bad Nazzy’s goal streak is over :( But he’ll start a new one!
Hey, look what Sid’s points streak ending did for my boys! Once they realized he can’t score in EVERY game, they woke up. Offensively. For one night. We’ll see if it holds tomorrow. But it’s something, right?
I’m trying to make streaks ending a good thing. Really, really trying.
(And he’s back with a new one-game streak thanks to a great pass to set up Malone’s first goal.)
All will be well with Markus, I’m sure.
Heather just took the words out of my mouth! We just won our 3rd in a row and that’s the longest streak of the season.
We just won our 3rd in a row and that’s the longest streak of the season.
Three’s ours too.
We just won our 3rd in a row and that’s the longest streak of the season.
Three’s ours too.
Ain’t mediocrity grand? (I don’t think we’ve lost more than three in a row yet, either.)
Ok, I’ll shut up :p And yeah Nazzy is hot right now. He’s working his ass off. Alright, I should probably go visit with my family, my parents are in town. Congrats Pens,Sabres,Devils! Good night!
Huzzah, Stars win 3-1! I was worried there for a bit.
Way to go, Stars! It sounded in your game diary, Cat, that things were a bit hairy. I’m glad they pulled it out there. (We watched the last few minutes and it totally looked on the CBC feed that McCabe put that empty netter in himself. I’m going to go to my grave believing he did, because that’s just too funny.)
I don’t think we’ve lost more than three in a row yet, either.
Well now I feel special – we lost four in a row. To the division!
We’re listening to Staffy’s playlist and it is just too freakin’ funny! Except him choosing “What’s Up”. I’m assuming that’s a typo.
Pookie, I just love the idea of Staffy and Toni huddled in one corner of the dressing room sharing an iPod while everyone else carefully avoids walking within hearing distance of their music.
PG, I was sure we’d lost 4 in a row at one point, but we topped out at three. We’ll be luck to get out of divisional month at .500 though.
We’re at .500 for the first time this season! Woo hoo!
We watched the last few minutes and it totally looked on the CBC feed that McCabe put that empty netter in himself. I’m going to go to my grave believing he did, because that’s just too funny.
I now regret deleting the game from my DVR, but I’m going to tell myself that’s what happened, too. Hee.
So they did this Modano tribute thing, and the song in his highlight reel? “Rock Star” by R. Kelly, Ludacris, and Kid Rock. It’s really unfortunate, because I totally can’t stop listening to the song now.
Ooh, Crunchy is adorably cranky in his post-game interview tonight regarding a non-call on a clear goalie interference. Complain your little heart out, Crunchy!
I love it when Crunchy gets cranky!
We’re at .500 for the first time this season! Woo hoo!
Can you imagine if we could be this excited about mediocrity in our own lives?
“But, Boss, I got HALF the project done! I’m at .500! Have faith – by December I’ll be in the running for the end-of-year bonuses!”
“But, Boss, I got HALF the project done! I’m at .500! Have faith – by December I’ll be in the running for the end-of-year bonuses!”
HA! Don’t I wish.
At our office a team was just given an “Atta Boy You Done Good” award for LOSING a bid proposal. The “tried their best.”
In hockey news…
I thought of IPB and its loyal readership/commenters when I read the following in our Post Gazette this morning. Enjoy!
‘From the “what were you thinking” department: During last Friday’s 1-1 tie between Minnesota Duluth and Michigan Tech, a third-period penalty on Tech’s Mark Malekoff was announced by the PA announcer, as
“two minutes for cross dressing.”‘
I wonder if he was really “holding the stick.” Bahdum-ching.
HA! That’s hilarious, MOPG!
MOPG, :^::::::::::::::::: That’s just fantastic :D
“two minutes for cross dressing.”
Jaro could be called for that!
You can’t make this stuff up.
Except on this blog maybe you can…I thought there could be an IPB game :
IPB brought you a coaches draft, Sid’ s favorite band’s, Inflatable Chesterfield, new CD and now they have a new NHL (or USAH) rule book for the 21st century hockey player, such as Sean Avery and Jiri Tlusty , new penalties with innuendo (so to speak)…
PG -we have pictures! LOL
Hey, everybody! How did your Thanksgivings (and regular Canadian Thursdays) go?
Sounds like everybody had mostly fun. I’m just catching up all over (internet) town, now that everybody has left.
The Stars did well and I fell in love with Mike Modano when hugging his parents at his tribute ceremony made him break down in tears.
Hey Patty! My regular Thursday was good. Nazzy got a hat trick the night before and I was still pommerdoodling. Did your Thanksgiving go well? And that’s adorable about Mike Modano. What a cutie.
Hey Patty! I’m glad you survived your entertaining duties! And I’m glad Mo was adorable at his tribute ceremony. That’s always so nice to hear.
Hey, alix! I saw you were loving hockey Thursday, and then had to be reminded of that the next day. Congrats for Nazzy.
It did go well. My family seems to be made up of three types of people:
1) Adults who talk constantly about anything and everything and constantly crack each other up.
2) Surprisingly tall teenage nephews and niece who do the same thing.
3) Four-year-old nephew.
It was noisy, noisy, noisy this weekend.
Schnookie, I’ve been meaning to mention to you and Pookie that I invariably crack up laughing at your game diaries and by the time I catch up in the comments, I forget to tell you that. So always assume it’s implied.
And now I’ve forgotten the part of this one (and the previous one) that I meant to mention in the comments. :D
Believe me, there were many.
I watched the Devils highlights on MSG after the Sabres game last night, including a Marty interview. I think I get the Marty love now. What a charmer!
I’m glad your Thanksgiving went well, Patty! Also, I too fell in love with Mike Modano when he started crying at the tribute ceremony. Also, I was up in 324 sobbing, too, so he’s not alone.
I think I get the Marty love now. What a charmer!
He’s a total charmer. He’s on my short list of pro athletes I’d love to just sit and chat with because he seems so entertaining.
By the way, all you northerners, with your irritating fall weather all the time, and your temps below 80 and your beautiful foliage and sweater weather and… um, where was I?
Oh! We saw snow on Thursday!
It was mostling drizzling rain all morning, then right when we got ready to eat, there were these GIANT flakes of snow falling with the rain. All the kids ran outside to see it! It lasted about 20 minutes.
So, I guess we’re skipping fall?
Did y’all see the snow, Cat?
(Hee! Snow Cat.)
(That’s a thing, right? Some kind of snow clearing machine?)
And now I’ve forgotten the part of this one (and the previous one) that I meant to mention in the comments. :D
Thanks for mentioning that, Patty! Actually, I kind of assume, since no one else is generally watching the Devils games, that no one bothers reading the diaries. It’s nice to know you do enjoy them! :D
Meanwhile… SNOW??? How exciting! That sounds like the kind we had last Monday, where the flakes are the size of fists and basically hit the ground as rain. Kate the Great says she saw snow like that on her drive up from DC on Thursday, too.
Amy, I’m so glad to hear you get the Marty Love. I actually can’t understand the people who don’t like Marty, but I guess it takes all kinds, no? :D
I didn’t get to see any snow! I was working all day, and although I spend a lot of time outside at work, apparently the snow just missed south Dallas. My dad said it snowed at his house on the east side of the Metroplex, and that he saw snow on the TV during the Cowboys game. WTF, what happened to fall? I could have worn shorts and t-shirts a week ago!
Louie’ s my number 1, but Marty is sure charming and addicting. I always read the diaries. The only time I get to see Devils games is when they are on TSN, so it’s the only way I get my Paulie and Acorns fix :D
Thanks, alix — It’s reassuring to hear we’re not diarizing in a vacuum. :P
It snowed here — or flurried, rather — the other morning after I went to work. So Boomer and Schnookie saw it, and then KtG saw it driving up here. I was complaining yesterday that I’m the only one who hasn’t seen snow yet and now I found out people in Dallas have seen snow this year and I haven’t! WAH!
I didn’t see it up close, just out the window. It probably didn’t make it to the ground, either.
I think somebody that was watching the Cowboys called out that it was snowing there and we looked out to see it.
My sister, driving back up to Tulsa saw a lot of sleet/snow as they drove today, but none of it was sticking.
no one bothers reading the diaries
Pishtosh. I watched my recording of yesterday’s game this afternoon and read the game diary at the minute marks, as if you were talking to me. (yeah yeah, I have issues)
We had snow this morning, and I took some pictures of it before it melted. So pretty.
(also, hey, Boxworthy is all done. He says he has to leave, but I don’t want to let him go. He’s so cute)
I was complaining yesterday that I’m the only one who hasn’t seen snow yet and now I found out people in Dallas have seen snow this year and I haven’t! WAH!
We’re only guessing it’s snow, Pookie! We’ve seen it in picture books and thought it bore some resemblence. Might have been ashes from a nearby volcano for all we know. If that makes you feel better. :D
I can’t wait to see pictures of Boxworthy, Mags!
Patty, there’s a picture of him with one leg and one eye up on my flickr here… I’m sorry you’ll have to wait till tomorrow for finished pictures, because it’s just too dark now. Besides, I have to find something cool to pose him next to. He’s damn well earned it.
Mags, you get the gold star for most appropriate diary-reading method. The platinum star is awarded if you do all the things you said, but accompany it all with life-sized cutouts of us! :P
So much snow everywhere! It feels SO Christmassy (or, uh, Decembery, for those of you who don’t do Christmas) here now, I just expect there to be flurries from now until January.
The platinum star is awarded if you do all the things you said, but accompany it all with life-sized cutouts of us!
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HA! Maybe we all should exchange cut outs of eachother at the Ottawa draft :P I can’t wait to see knitted Boxworthy! I’ve had snow here for about 5 days. It’s so pretty.
Oh, my gosh, Mags. That is the cutest thing I think I have ever seen!
alix, I know I should know this, but where are you living now? You’re from Vancouver, but away at school, right?
I apologize profusely for not knowing this.
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Knitted Boxworthy is adorable!
Maybe we all should exchange cut outs of eachother at the Ottawa draft
Heck yes! Customs is going to have a field day with my luggage. Potted plant, life-size cutout and who knows what else.
Patty, thank you :) While I knit him I was thinking I should send him to the -Ookies because they’re solely responsible for his existence, but now I’m not sure I can part with him.
I would suggest that you make twenty more and send one to each of us. (I just got in line behind the Ookies.) :P
Pensgirl, thanks :)
Patty, and would there be a deadline on that project, or is it an open-ended thing?
Mags, knitted Boxworthy is awesome! I second Patty’s suggestion. :P
Oh no need to apologise profusely, Patty. I will enjoy those fake cinnamon buns though. I’m actually from Victoria, BC originally and I lived in Vancouver last year. Right now I’m in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for school.
Mags, we’d be happy to take in the knitted Boxworthy, but of course we’d more than understand if he’s happy living in Holland! You can always just send a picture and we can put it on permanent display in the wiki!
Thanks to you too, Zot :)
Pookie, I think putting a nice picture of him in the wiki is a great idea! (One of my housemates who reads the blog is saying I should do an entire “day in the life of a turtle-of-affairs” picture series [he's very ambitious])
Hee! A day-in-the-life pictorama! He really is hopelessly adorable. I love that you knitted his shell in red!
Patty, and would there be a deadline on that project, or is it an open-ended thing?
No hurry! :D
Oh, this is offtopic, but I totally forgot to mention this. Yesterday, at the game, they have this note on the Jumbotron about Getzy’s shiny, new contract and then the camera pans to him. Blowing his nose. Without a tissue. And a ball of something flies out.
Would this day-in-the-life pictorial series include a showdown with a knitted henchoyster?
Schnookie, he’s got a little Devils logo on his belly too :D
this note on the Jumbotron about Getzy’s shiny, new contract and then the camera pans to him. Blowing his nose. Without a tissue. And a ball of something flies out.
Such a charmer. (also, eeeeeeeeeeeeeew)
Would this day-in-the-life pictorial series include a showdown with a knitted henchoyster?
Find me a knitting pattern for an oyster and it will be done :D
Oh Getzi! That is really gross hehe. And a Boxworthy pictoral series would be awesome!
Can you crochet, Mags? This is the closest I could find.
Sweet! I’d like to see that. :) Oh, and any Sabres fans around right now? All three of my goalies are playing tonight and I’m trying to decide between Crunchy and Cam Ward.
Thanks zot :D Yeah, I can crochet. I think I can figure it out. And if all else fails, I’ll just make it out of felt :P
Oh! We saw snow on Thursday!
Patty, we were watching the football game on Thanksgiving when someone said, “Is it… snowing in Dallas?!” So I totally thought of you! We’ve gotten a little dusting here and there but it’s definitely getting coooold. When we tried to go home on Thursday night our car doors were frozen shut.
Blowing his nose. Without a tissue. And a ball of something flies out.
And this is why I would build a franchise around him instead of a Staal!
Marty somehow manages to be both cocky and self-deprecating which I find very endearing. I’m not quite sure how he pulls that particular mix off.
Heather, do you know if Crunchy is playing tonight?
And this is why I would build a franchise around him instead of a Staal!
That, and his teeth, right? :P
Well, good luck to all parties involved in games today, I’m going to bed. Apparently I’m supposed to start the game tomorrow, and I’ve been told I have to go to sleep. Y’all have a good evening!
Good luck in the game, Mags!
zot, sorry I ran to get food. If it’s not too late, no, Crunchy is not playing tonight.
Thanks Heather. It’s a good thing I benched him, then. :)
Heh, it turns out I didn’t need to worry. Ward isn’t playing either. :P